Page 1 of 1
jack plate help
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 5:00 pm
by Reel Country
Jack plate got stuck in the up position this morning. Need to get looked. Where to go?
Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 5:40 pm
by Chalk
If it's a Bob's try swapping the relays - If it goes down, the skinny is that it's a Mercury relay.
or carry it to:
or

Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 8:24 pm
by tin can
What chalk said, or the switch could be bad on one side.
Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 8:58 pm
by snatch-n-reel
Dont't worry that the best place for it.
Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 9:07 pm
by Jumptrout51
snatch-n-reel wrote:Dont't worry that the best place for it.
I didn't know you drink.

Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 9:23 pm
by Barhopr
If it's not the switch, there is a bleed valve on the bottom of the ram..
Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 9:27 pm
by snatch-n-reel
i've been on a 22' boat with the jack plate all the way up and it ran in places that the taylorboat would not run.
Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 17th, 2008, 7:34 am
by birddog
snatch-n-reel wrote:i've been on a 22' boat with the jack plate all the way up and it ran in places that the taylorboat would not run.
I heard he couldn't run with the plate all the way up.
Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 17th, 2008, 8:09 am
by Jumptrout51
The Taylor boat would not want to run in most of those places.
Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 6:41 pm
by Reel Country
update,
took the boat to Parkway at lunch. They told me that they would check it and give me a call at 12:45. They called at 4:36 all done. Wasn't expecting to hear from them until tomorrow or Wednesday. Thanks
Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 7:40 pm
by Jumptrout51
Why didn't they call at 12:45?
Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 7:41 pm
by tin can
Good folks.

Re: jack plate help
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 8:24 am
by Reel Country
Jumptrout51 wrote:Why didn't they call at 12:45?
b/c that's when I dropped it off. Couldn't ask for quicker service. Plus saved time and gas, not having to drive to the coast as I would usually do.